Chilean Volcano erupts

Posted on May 6, 2008 at 11:36 am.
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View Larger Map The 1,000-meter (3,280-foot) volcano some 1,300 kilometers (808 miles) south of Santiago,Chile began erupting Saturday. About 4000 inhabitants of nearby town Chaiten has been evacuated. The volcano blasted ash more than 12 miles (20 kilometers) into the sky. Wind-blown ash has traveled hundreds of kilometers (miles) as far as Argentina’s Chubut province, where town authorities have issued health emergencies, closing down schools, airports and main roads, and have distributed drinking water to some areas.